DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – DASMARIÑAS

Dasmariñas, Cavite
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Name: ___________________________________ Date Performed: ______________

Course-Year &Section: _____________________ Rating: ______________________

Experiment No. 1

TENSILE STRENGTH DETERMINATION

OBJECTIVES:

To be able to acquire basic knowledge and skills in determining the tensile

strength of steel round bar by requiring students to perform the actual test which are
significantly related to the required skills in industry.

SAFETY MEASURES:

1. The instructor must orient the students in proper handling of tools prior to
actual processing to avoid accidents.

2. Do’s and don’ts must be fully emphasized.

BASIC CONCEPTS:
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DEFINITION OF TERMS:
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INSTRUMENTS/ MACHINE:

Universal Testing Machine (UTM)

BILL OF MATERIALS:

Round steel bar with standard dimension based on internationally established

size. Please refer to attached drawing.

PROCEDURE:

1. Machine the prescribed dimensions on the actual material using lathe machine.

2. Set the round steel bar to the clamping portion of the UTM, put spacer if necessary.

3. Input the material diameter of the test piece into the UTM machine computer.

4. Switch the hydraulic power on and push the button to move the clamp upward.

5. Wait until the round bar has been cut.

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6. Inspect the actual cut bar and record the load shown in the computer monitor when
the bar was cut.

7. Compute the tensile strength of the round steel bar by the formula : stress =
force/area Where area = 3.1416x d x d
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Force = actual force recorded in the computer when the bar breaks.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:

1. Always follow the lab technician instruction in operating the UTM.

2. Move away and keep safe distance from the machine while the tensile test is
ongoing.

3. Never touch any part of the machine or the test piece during testing operation.

PHOTO OF SPECIMEN DIMENSION:

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CONCLUSIONS:
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RECOMMENDATION:
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